Chapter 207 Who will sleep with me?

After the naming ceremony was over, Yunqin returned to Yanning Palace.

It was almost evening and she was exhausted after a day's work. After changing her clothes, she lay down on the couch, wrapped in a fur blanket, and took a nap.

The palace maids who came and went in the hall walked very lightly, and made almost no sound whether they were putting something down or taking something up.

In this silence, Yunqin's thoughts were somewhat scattered.

Thinking back on what I saw and heard today, I have a new perspective on the situation in the palace.

First, the Queen.

She had also heard that the Empress Dowager was furious with the Empress on the day she received the imperial edict for the canonization. After that, the Empress had been claiming to be ill. The Empress Dowager's condition was definitely not just a simple temper tantrum.

The queen was smart, and because of this, she successfully adopted the little princess.

Although today's naming ceremony was not very grand, the fact that the emperor stayed until the end was enough to show how much he valued it.

Some changes can also be seen in the way the emperor and the empress get along with each other. At least they respect each other more than before.

She didn't know whether this was good or bad for her.

The Queen showed some kindness towards her, but she still could not let her guard down.

Concubine De...

Yun Qin narrowed her eyes slightly.

Concubine De has been eerily quiet lately, as if she has put all her attention on the eldest prince. The number of times she has taken him to pay respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager has increased significantly.

It seemed that it knew it had aroused suspicion, so it curled up without revealing any flaws. It was really difficult to deal with.

Thinking of Lady Shen, Yun Qin sighed slightly.

Lady Shen left in the middle of the banquet today, but before leaving she asked her to see her off.

She thought Lady Shen had something important to say, but she didn't expect that Lady Shen mentioned Shen Che.

"My brother will be back next month, and he will probably be serving in the imperial army." Lady Shen asked in a low voice with some inquiry in her eyes, "Do you want to meet him?"

Yunqin wanted to ask her at that time: Do you want to listen to what you are saying?

Of course she refused.

Yun Qin thought that the best way to repay her was to never see him again, but she had no idea that Lady Shen was not doing this for her, but for her own brother.

Thinking of the two new people who had entered the palace, Yun Qin's lips curled up into a smile.

The Fang Doying was a cunning person. He wanted to talk to her and make friends with Concubine De. Shen Doying was also very enthusiastic and seemed to want to have the best of both worlds.

What a big ambition.

The Queen has always been very cold to her. Well, the Fang family forced someone into the palace, which obviously shows that they think the Queen is useless. If the Queen really obeys Fang's every request, it would not be the Queen's character.

As for Nie's agreement.

From the emperor's few words, she could tell that he still trusted General Nie.

Yun Qin was quite surprised to hear that it was General Nie's daughter who entered the palace. In her opinion, for a general stationed at the border to send his daughter into the palace was no different from leaving his wife and children in the capital. They would be hostages in the hands of the emperor.

Of course, it is not ruled out that General Nie sent his daughter into the palace in order to show his loyalty or to seek greater benefits.

But judging from the emperor's attitude, he still showed a certain degree of importance.

It should be a two-way rush between the monarch and his subjects...

Yun Qin yawned lightly, rubbed her sore eyes, and looked at the darkening sky outside the window.

Everyone in the harem was very concerned about who would sleep with the emperor first.

In her opinion, it was this Nie who agreed without a doubt.

Yunqin was still thinking when Xiao Shunzi came in lightly, walked to the side of the couch, and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has gone to Shuyaxuan. It is Shuyaxuan's lights that should be turned on today."

As expected.

Yun Qin opened her half-closed eyes, nodded, and said to Xiao Shunzi, "You don't have to wait any longer. Just close the palace gates early and do what you need to do."

Her tone was normal. Xiao Shunzi looked at her cautiously before lowering his head and saying, "Yes."

When Xiao Shunzi was walking out, he happened to see Rong Xin coming in and couldn't help but wink at her.

Yun Qin saw all of this, and when Rong Xin approached, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "What kind of eyebrow lawsuit are you guys having?"

"They are afraid that the master will be unhappy." Rong Xin looked at Yun Qin's smiling eyes and couldn't help but say, "I think they are worrying too much."

Yun Qin smiled and shook her head, "They didn't care much about it, so of course I'm not happy. So..."

She raised her upper body slightly, "So I won't drink the medicine tonight!"

Rong Xin couldn't help laughing, pressed her forehead with her finger, and said unhappily, "You wish!"

Yun Qin snorted, threw off the beads on her wrist, and looked at the wet ground outside. "It's cold and gloomy. How about we eat mutton hotpot?"

She clasped her hands together and said with a smile: "The emperor isn't coming anyway, so you can call Xiao Shunzi and the others, and we can have a good time!"

"This, this is not good."

"What's wrong? Go and call them over. Let the kitchen warm up some more wine. I want to drink some to relieve my fatigue." Yun Qin said, while stepping back from Rong Xin, "Sister, go quickly!"

"Okay, okay." Rong Xin couldn't persuade her, so he had to go and call someone.

But except for Rong Xin, Dan Xue and the others would not sit at the same table with the master, so they could only carry in a low table, and they sat at one table, while Yun Qin sat alone at another table.

Yunqin is a person who doesn't easily feel lonely, but every time she sees them having fun at the table while she is alone looking at a copper pot, the feeling of loneliness will still emerge from her bones.

She was very excited at the beginning, but then she became uninterested. The mutton in the pot no longer smelled good, but she kept drinking glass after glass of wine.

But the palace was generally lively. Danxue and the others saw that Yunqin was not in a good mood and thought that it was because the emperor favored newcomers, so they all tried to make Yunqin happy.

She had no idea that outside, the rain was falling heavily again.

So much so that when he heard the knock on the palace door outside and welcomed Hawking in, his hair and shoulders were already completely wet.

——

A little earlier.

Huo Jinchi did go to Shu Yaxuan, and he promised Nie to bring a letter from her father.

He sat at the round table, did not touch the tea that was brought to him, and did not even look at Nie Danying.

Nie Danying finished reading the letter, stood up and thanked him. With slightly red cheeks, he asked, "Your Majesty, have you had dinner yet?"

Hawking shook his head, and his gaze finally moved from the night outside the window to her.

He had experienced this kind of scene many times before and knew what to do next, but this time he didn't want to move.

Even the thing that comes to mind is the window where I can see two ginkgo trees when I look up.

It rained today, and the yard was covered with fallen leaves, causing the man to complain while leaning against the window: Why are there so many leaves falling every day? Aren’t you afraid of becoming bald?

Yanning Palace was not small, and he knew that she felt sorry for the maids who worked so hard in the palace.

Sometimes a thought comes to mind like hunger, which becomes overwhelming and cannot be suppressed in an instant.

Huo Jinchi stood up immediately and walked out of Shu Yaxuan under Nie Danying's incredulous look.